Touch screen Digital Signage Used For Church Collections
Dynamic, digital advertising is used even in houses of worship for various reasons and applications, now these units are featuring touch screens to assist in signing people up for regular giving.
Unlike the UK, America has seen a distinct rise in peoples believes especially when times are hard, as everyone is on the same playing field. However what makes a big difference is that in the UK there is "gift aid", this is when someone gives a set amount of money to church every week and with being a tax payer, the Church can claim the tax back on the money given increasing the giving by some 18%.
Now in the USA, the giving is something different, as worshippers are seeing touch screen digital signage now appearing in the Church isles, well not exactly. These interactive monitors are showing the current Churches calendar and then there is a page where the giver can use the interactive touch screen to enter their credit card details to sign up for a regular donation, even if you don't attend Church. This is perfect for parishioners who work away from home knowing they can donate to the upkeep of their church as well as their neighbourhood.
These can be free standing, interactive screens normally 42" in size and in the portrait orientation, a computer or small form factor PC is placed in a secure compartment in the rear of the kiosk or enclosure and this is then connected to the internet and a merchant payment account that will accept the parishoners donations.
Highlighting that if the House of God is investing in interactive, touch screen digital signage why are some companies not investing in it?
Some times it is that companies think that the investment is not worth the return, however digital signage is proving to be an excellent way to brand a company, organisation or even a charity and it doesn't have to break the bank.
Like everything in life, there are different priced products, so if the budget is small, you can either have a wall mounted digital poster or a floor standing LCD advertising display, but these are not interactive. To achieve an interactive solution you could use an LCD enclosure and fit it with a touch screen panel these panels can be infrared and send a beam throughout the panel in both up and down lines, so when someone touches the display they break the beam and this causes the break to act as though you clicked a mouse on the screen and made a selection.
About the Author:
Graham owns the leading manufacturer of LCD enclosures, this range of LCD enclosure are used throughout the world through a network of integrators.